Chapter 14

Meanwhile, Beka was helping Trance figure out how to get a veil on. "Ah, there we go now we just need something to get it to stay put." Beka looked around.

Trance smiled and held up a small handful of hairpins, "Like these?"

Beka grinned, "Oh yeah I forgot about those." She began putting them in. "You know, I don't really do much of this. I kind of enjoy the no fuss no muss hairstyle. A hair band here, a few clips there."

Trance giggled, "But you know how to make it look good, the rest of us have to work at it."

Beka smirked, "I don't think I've ever seen you touch a comb. Or have a strand out of place for that matter."

"Yeah, but that's only because I practically glue it in place so it can't move," she handed Beka another hairpin.

Beka put it in then stepped back, "There, now for the dress." Beka went to the far wall where the dress was hanging and took it out of it's protective cover.

Trance looked concerned, "Are you sure I shouldn't just wear plain white?"

Beka sighed and gave her a not again look, "Trance, we've been over this before, the cream color is off white and the gold shimmer will accent your natural radiance." Beka frowned as she noticed the worried look on Trance's face and the fact that her color didn't seem as bright, "although at the moment you look a little less radiant, are you OK?" Beka came back and rested her hand on her shoulder.

Trance looked up at her with those big brown puppy dog eyes of hers, "Just a little nervous I guess. I feel kind of shaky."

Beka was getting worried now, "Maybe you need to eat?" Did Trance just turn a bit green?

"Um… no thanks. It might just come back up." Trance looked at the floor and began to tremble slightly.

"Hey, it's OK, I think you've just got a case of pre-wedding jitters, that's all. You'll be fine, and besides Harper would never let anything happen to you." Trance looked up at her again and she swore she was on the verge of tears, she could see them pooling in her eyes.

"That's just it, in another reality, when that armored beast had shown up on the ship. I had been willing to let Harper die in order to save the rest of the ship and crew. Even though it killed me, if that reality hadn't also led to the destruction of the ship and crew… he wouldn't be here right now, Beka, I would have let him die!" At that point she totally broke down in tears.